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English to Chinese: Finance General field: Bus/Financial Detailed field: Finance (general)
Source text - English U.S. stocks opened higher on Monday, as ongoing speculation over possible stimulus measures in China to boost growth supported global equity markets, while investors were eyeing an upcoming speech by Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen.
UnitedHealth Group gained 0.59% as its Optum technology unit was credited with helping fix the Obamacare website and was reportedly increasingly being used by state officials to salvage their troubled exchanges.
[Commodity & Futures/Source]
Investing.com - U.S. natural gas futures edged lower on Friday, after updated long-term weather-forecasting models called for milder temperatures across most parts of the U.S.
Natural gas futures - weekly outlook: April 7 - 11Natural gas futures end the week with a loss of 1%
On the New York Mercantile Exchange, natural gas for delivery in May lost 0.69%, or 3.1 cents, to settle at $4.439 per million British thermal units by close of trade on Friday.
[Opinion]
As a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has the best information.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s “Abenomics” goal was to end a long miserable decade and a half of deflation by kick starting the economy. This was going to happen because of massive yen creation. The fiat balloon would induce consumers to spend and corporations to reinvest profits, convinced by a rising stock market and surging exports that all is well.
The Bank of Japan pumped liquidity into the economy at a pace even faster than the U.S. Federal Reserve - $60 billion a month versus $85 billion (the U.S. economy is three times larger than Japan’s).
Translation - Chinese 【Investing.com 1日電】美國股市週一開高，受惠市場傳言大陸將推出刺激方案，可望帶動全球證卷市場。同時，投資者亦注意美聯儲 (Fed) 主席耶倫 (Janet Yellen) 稍後之發言內容。
UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) +0.59%，受其Optum平台為「奧巴馬醫改」(Obamacare) 網站解圍之故，傳言各州公務員以此平台解決困擾的交易申請人數亦隨之上升。
[Commodity & Futures/Source]
【Investing.com 6日電】美國天然氣期貨週五略為走軟，反映美國能源情報署 (U.S. Energy Information Administration) 公怖之長期氣侯報告預測大部份美國地區即將回春之故。
天氣氣期貨 – 每週展望，4月7-11日：本週結束前將下趺1%。
美國紐約商業交易所 (NYMEX) 數字顯示，直至上週五文易日結束前，5月可供應之天然氣價格下趺3.1美分至 4.439美元/百萬英熱單位 (million British thermal units），趺幅0.69%。
日本銀行以一個比美聯儲更快速之姿，為市場注入流動性 – 單月600億美元 vs 850 億美元 (可美國經濟實為日本之三倍大)。
English to Chinese: IT-SW introductory General field: Tech/Engineering Detailed field: Computers: Software
Source text - English "TekA Testing Solutions: Time- and Money-Saving Solutions That Continue Past Implementation Go-Live"
"Stuck in a world where all of your testing is manual? Whether it's an implementation, upgrade, or enhancement, all of your changes must be tested, and these days, if you're like most customers, your testing requires manual scripting and execution. Unfortunately, manual testing is both costly and time-consuming, which leads to time crunches, less testing coverage, and lack of reusable tests..." Read complete article.
"Enterprise SOA: A New Way of Thinking About Technology"
"As enterprise service-oriented architecture (enterprise SOA) gains momentum and business leaders explore the ways that it can transform their organizations, many strategic and tactical questions arise..." Read complete article.
"Jump Start New Implementations with TekA Project Hosting: Greater Speed, Cost-Effectiveness, and Convenience"
"For most companies, the outsourcing of productive IT operations is a sensible alternative to managing operations internally, but it's also useful for the rollout of new software solutions, upgrades, testing, and more. This issue deserves even more attention because TekA Managed Services offers TekA Project Hosting, a package with clearly defined services at a fixed price..." Read complete article.
Translation - Chinese 「TekA測試解決方案：令過往導入得以延續，既慳錢又慳時間的方案經已推出」
Translation - English More omnidirectional LED bulbs to release in 2013
Most LED bulbs are still made in snow cone shape, i.e. light is being projected just out the top of a lampshade as LEDs are inherently directional light sources. This snow-cone shaped LED bulbs are targeted for replacing the traditional 40w and 60w incandescent light bulbs. More vendors are expected to start releasing omnidirectional LED bulbs from 2013, implying a price reduction for the older generation products. Of which, Samsung is expected to boost sales by bundling free LED bulbs with its TV and tablet PC on its established foothold in the 3C market and distribution network.
Cutthroat price cuts expected during yearend
In contrast to an expected slow-down of ASP drop after the sharp ASP erosion by mid of 2012, a fierce price cut is expected to launch among Chinese LED makers during yearend. Most are believed to sell their inventory in low prices. Of which, Elec-Tech International and HC SemiTech are expected to lower respective ASP by more than 10%. Industry makers observe that most vendors only managed to sell 70-80% of their production as most capacity expansion materialized in 2012.
English to Chinese: Apple General field: Marketing Detailed field: Business/Commerce (general)
Source text - English You can loop around and compensate for a known weakness.
You can really get into performance or career trouble with a blind spot, because you don’t know or are unwilling to admit you’re not good at it.
You will venture into areas that should make you cautious and humble, but you go in strutting and confident.
Some Remedies
People are reluctant to give you feedback, especially negative or corrective information.
Generally, to get it, you must ask for it.
Seeking negative feedback increases both the accuracy of our understanding and people’s evaluation of our overall effectiveness.
People will increase their estimation of you as you seek out and accept more feedback.
is easier for most people to reply to than a question which asks them to volunteer this point.
Confidential feedback—a private discussion, a private 360°—tends to be more negative and more accurate than public—annual performance appraisal—feedback.
English to Chinese: Diving equipment vendor- technical introductory on diving General field: Tech/Engineering Detailed field: Sports / Fitness / Recreation
Source text - English During any ascent involving decompression-stops, Suunto dive computers calculate the point at which the control compartment crosses the ambient pressure line (that is the point at which the tissue’s pressure is greater than the ambient pressure), and off-gassing starts. This is referred to as the decompression floor. Above this floor depth and below the ceiling depth is the “decompression zone”. The range of the decompression zone is dependent on the dive profile. Off-gassing in the leading fast tissues will be slow at or near the floor because the outward gradient is small. Slower tissues may be still on-gassing and given enough time, the decompression obligation may increase, in which case the ceiling may move down and the floor may move up.
The added advantage of having a decompression ceiling and floor is that it recognises that in rough water, it might be difficult to maintain the exact depth to optimise decompression. By maintaining a depth below the ceiling but above the floor, the diver is still decompressing, although slower than optimal, and provides an additional buffer to minimise the risk that waves will lift the diver above the ceiling. Also, the continuous decompression curve used by Suunto provides a much smoother and a more natural decompression profile than the traditional “step” decompression.
Translation - Chinese 当潜水员进行上升至定点减压时，Suunto潜水电脑会计算内置控制间隔跨越环境压力线的减压点 (表示该减压点的空气压力大於大气压力)，潜水员的肌肉组织亦随之排放氮气。此范围亦称为减压下缘深度。而减压下缘深度以上，及上缘深度之间的区间，则称为减压范围。减压范围理应因应实际状况而定位。當潜水员在下缘深度或附近时，因水位坡降的幅度较小，身体内的肌肉快组织会减慢释放气体，而慢组织則可能还在吸气。因此，只要时间充裕，减压速度就需要加快。有见及此，潜水电脑会随之调整减压区范围－下降上缘深度及提高下缘深度的定点位。
English to Chinese: Hospitality General field: Art/Literary Detailed field: Tourism & Travel
Source text - English The tiny trees were not trees but vines, given their home over 60 years ago by Count Giuseppe Tasca d'Almerita, who chose to follow the bush-trained technique instead of the lauded French guyots or the traditional northern Italian pergolas. The technique, known as an alberello, is markedly Sicilian, and its vines grow with no supports resulting in small tree-like plants that bear their fruit proudly, freely, and naturally. The Sicilian alberellois remarkable in that it mirrors the aspects of the people and culture of its home, with its unbound plants and rustic features, recalling the same strength of the proud Sicilian people and their unbreakable bond to the land's natural elements and settings. These features run deep through every aspect of Sicily and are what I love most about the island, a land wise with age and true to its roots, one which exudes a tangible connection to nature while simultaneously emanating a noble elegance and sophistication.
English to Chinese: Yoga clip subtitle General field: Other Detailed field: Sports / Fitness / Recreation
Source text - English And the first principle is engaging the core.
So you want to start by lifting the abdominal muscles.
So when you lift the abdominal muscles, it will avoid this arch and have you lengthen the top of down.
And you will feel this lifting through the belly and the lengthen in your spine you will feel taller you will feel the sit bones really grounded to the earth.
And then the second principle is to create the alignment the ears of your shoulders.
The shoulders align over to your hips so your hips and the hips sitting right over your sit bones.
So you will avoid the neck coming forward or the shoulders rolling forward. And lengthen from that pubic to the sternum
So you will feel nice and tall.
And you will feel that sensation that you are hugging your center.
Translation - Chinese 第一個概念是要讓自己的核心參與。
大家可以從提起您腹部的肌肉開始。
當腹部肌肉被提起時，會避免身體這樣拱起來，同時會從上到下被伸展。
您會感覺到這從肚臍開始提起，脊柱被拉長，您會覺得自己變高了，而您的骨盤此時是牢牢的固定在地上的。
第二個重點是要讓您的耳朵對準肩膀的位置。
肩膀要跟臀部對準，讓你的臀部是坐在您的骨盤上。
這樣您才可以避免脖子往前傾，或是肩膀往後挪。
您會感覺良好而且覺得自己變高了。
這樣您會感覺到自己真的在抱著自己的核心。
English to Chinese: Mont Blanc General field: Marketing Detailed field: Textiles / Clothing / Fashion
Source text - English From nature to technology
To transfer this result into ‘human’ architecture, the interdisciplinary team left nature’s sphere and re-routed back to modern technology. “We transferred the behavior of the spider onto a robot, which worked with a pneumatic structure, stabilizing it from inside with a fiber construction“ Prof. Achim Menges says. “First the inflated shell is holding the fibers. But then the fibers are holding the shell.“ The result was a unique research pavilion, which was placed at the university in Stuttgart in 2015.
But how did they come up with the idea of getting inspired by a spider in the first place? “In architecture, shape, structure, material and external environment are often considered separately“, the professor says. “But in nature they are inherently and inseparably linked. We use biology as a vehicle to think outside the box.“
A symbol of creation
The enigmatic spider has not only inspired Prof. Menges and his team, but is in fact a metaphor for the creative act of writing and has been used by writers and poets all throughout history. Thus the Heritage Spider collection becomes an homage to the masterpiece of creation that is the spider, and in turn convinces us to express our own creativity through pen and paper.
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Bio
EN>zh-TW&HK; Linguistic major; Editor/Journalist bg; >15yr+ experience; IT/semi/marketing/finance specialized
Career Achievements:
＊On-site reviewer/tester experience representing top-notch localization company for Nokia project.
Represent company to work at Nokia after testing project closed to build glossary, TM, style guide for future projects.
＊Rich and dynamic experiences on transcreation in the marketing domains, e.g. Expedia, MasterCard, J.Crew, MontBlanc, etc.
＊Language Lead for multiple clients to help evaluate new resource quality and lead QA team to communicate with members on quality enhancement.
Profile snapshot:
＊Over 15 years localization experience with solid experience in multiple roles, ranging from localization (translation, transcreation, QA, reviewer, tester & QC) to language lead and project management.
＊Native in both Tradition Chinese HK and Taiwan (parents from Taiwan and Hong Kong, born and educated in HK and relocated back to TW after graduate)
＊Experiences in a multi-country organization/team with good command of English and understanding of US and UK culture. Currently doing constant travel in between Asia (based in HK/Taipei) and Europe (based in Rome/Paris).
＊Language major: Syntax, Morphology, Linguistic
Recent projects (in recent quarters)
- Automotive: Telsa
- Game: FIFA, EA
- Finance: Investing.com, HSBC, Mastercard
- Internet: Yahoo, Google
- Electronics: Apple, Acer, HP, Huawei, Sony
- Marketing: Expedia, Google, Jetsetter, Eastern Airlines
- RRD: QA and LSO
Daily throughout
Translation: ENG >zhTW/HK 2,000+wwc
Review: ENG> zhTW/HK 5,000+wwc
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